We’re all ready for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.Organic herb plants grown & supplied to Bunny Guinness (M&G Investment Garden), Patrick Collins (B&Q Garden) and Marney Hall (Skyshades Garden). Tick.Herbal teas blended and packed for the launch at our Pavilion Way stand (PW30). Tick.New kitchen/garden aprons and teatowels (designed by Hannah McVicar) packed. Tick. Jekka’s Herb Cookbooks, packed. Tick. Over 100 herb seed varieties – packed. Tick. Jekka (who’ll be judging, hosting VIP guests of the RHS, giving TV interviews a-plenty, brewing up copious amounts of herbal tea and manning our Pavilion Way stand) – packed! Tick.
Everything’s loaded onto the lorry and headed Chelsea-wards. But there have been strange goings on amidst all the activity, and someone else wants to get in on the act.
Mis-gnomer. Borage on the tail lift
Spot the infiltrator. Not one to miss out on the world’s greatest flower show, Borage the Gnome, in his guise as a Pennyroyal plant, has made it onto the tailift. Famously banned from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2009, this naughty gnome is a rebel with a cause.
Borage, nestling amongst the Black Pansies on the Chelsea lorry. Made it.
Last seen, travelling up the M4, in the direction of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Please report any sightings to Jekka and the team on our Pavilion Way stand, PW30. Thank you.
What’s the plant that’s twenty times sweeter than sugar? My mum saw Jekka mention it on the BBC Chelsea programme and she’s dying to get hold of some!
Hi Kathy,
The plant that Jekka mentioned is Stevia:
It’s not ready yet, but we do have some growing on, so click ‘Add to Wishlist’ and we’ll email you as soon as it’s ready to order.
Vicki